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Guédelon Castle (French: Château de Guédelon [ʃɑto d(ə) ɡedlɔ̃]) is a castle currently under construction near Treigny, France.The castle is the focus of an experimental archaeology project aimed at recreating a 13th-century castle and its environment using period techniques, dress, and materials.
Fawside Castle, floor plans showing the Keep and the L-shaped part. An example of a typical restoration project is the restoration of Fawside (or Fa'side) Castle near Edinburgh, which was carried out between 1976 and 1982. The work was primarily undertaken to provide a home for the owners. [10]
The Z-plan castle has a strong central rectangular tower with smaller towers attached at diagonally opposite corners. [1] Prominent examples of the Z-plan include Brodie Castle in Moray, Castle Menzies in Perthshire, [2] Glenbuchat Castle in Aberdeenshire, [3] Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire, Claypotts Castle in Dundee [4] and Hatton Castle ...
Blending the medieval with the modern, this $2.75 million home in the St. Louis suburb of Wildwood, Mo., resembles a straight-up castle. But it offers residents a rich array of modern amenities ...
The present-day castle was created during a sequence of phased building projects, culminating in the reconstruction work after a fire in 1992. [7] It is in essence a Georgian and Victorian design based on a medieval structure, with Gothic features reinvented in a modern style.
Ground floor and first floor plans of the castle. Doune occupies a strategic site, close to the geographical centre of Scotland, and only five miles (eight kilometres) from Stirling Castle, the "crossroads of Scotland". [5] The site is naturally defended on three sides by steeply-sloping ground, and by the two rivers to east and west.
Therefore, any unusual homes -- especially ones that look like a castle -- are well-known. "This home gets a lot of attention," said listing agent Jeff Hallman of Laura Mounter Real Estate and Company
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